Yealimi Noh (born July 26, 2001) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour. She turned pro in 2019 and qualified for the 2020 LPGA season after finishing 3rd in the qualifying school.
Amateur career Born in San Francisco in 2001, Noh was raised in Concord, California. Noh had an impressive run in 2018. Over the course of five weeks, she won four tournaments: the California Junior Championship, the Girl's Junior PGA Championship, the U.S. Girls' Junior, and the Canadian Women's Amateur, the last three in consecutive weeks.
Professional career Noh turned professional in early 2019. She Monday qualified for the 2019 Cambia Portland Classic and finished runner-up to Hannah Green. She finished third at the LPGA Q-Series to earn her tour card for 2020. Her best finish in 2020 was another runner-up at the Volunteers of America Classic.
Noh was selected as a captain's pick for Team USA for the 2021 Solheim Cup.
On February 9, 2025, Noh defeated former World No. 1, Ko Jin-young, by four strokes to secure her first victory at the Founders Cup at Bradenton Country Club.
Amateur wins 2014 California Junior Championship 2015 Junior All-Star Invitational 2017 AJGA Girls Championship, Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belle Championship, NCGA Girls Junior Championship 2018 Hana Financial Group Se Ri Pak Junior Championship, California Junior Championship, Girl's Junior PGA Championship, U.S. Girls' Junior, Canadian Women's Amateur
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Professional wins (1) LPGA Tour wins (1) Legend Major championships (0) Other LPGA Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-upWinner'sshare ($)1Feb 9, 2025Founders Cup68-64-63-68=263–214 strokes Ko Jin-young300,000
Results in LPGA majors Results not in chronological order. Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026Chevron ChampionshipT44CUTCUTT9CUTT12U.S. Women's OpenT40T64T58CUTT14T54Women's PGA ChampionshipT33T15CUTCUTT52T12CUTThe Evian ChampionshipT44NT3CUTCUTCUTCUTWomen's British OpenT32T13CUTCUTCUT3
CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = no tournament T = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeChevron Championship 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 3U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 5Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 4The Evian Championship 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 2Women's British Open 0 0 1 1 1 2 6 3Totals 0 0 2 2 3 8 31 17 Most consecutive cuts made – 9 (2019 Evian – 2021 Evian) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times, current)
U.S. national team appearances Amateur Junior Solheim Cup: 2017 (winners) Junior Ryder Cup: 2018 (winners)
Professional Solheim Cup: 2021, 2026 International Crown: 2025
Solheim Cup record Year Totalmatches TotalW–L–H SinglesW–L–H FoursomesW–L–H FourballsW–L–H Pointswon Points%Career32–1–01–0–00–0–01–1–0266.7202132–1–01–0–0 def. M. Reid 1up1–1–0 lost w/ B. Altomare 1 dnwon w/ M. Harigae 3&1266.7
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